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    Wires too thick to fit in replacement light fitting

    I am replacing an old ceiling rose/pendant light with a new fitting with angled spotlights. It's on a landing and on a two-way switch. The terminals of the old ceiling rose were large enough to take three wires twisted together; then a single wire from each terminal led to the lamp itself...
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    Trying to find tubular privacy bolt with 44mm backset

    Does anyone know where I can find a tubular (mortice style) bolt latch with a 44mm backset, to take a 5mm spindle? I have been searching all over without success. I've found latches for door handles in this size, but they'd be no good for a bolt would they, as they are sprung to hold the...
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    Electric radiator/towel rail in bathroom

    I'm planning to renovate our small bathroom and have run into a potential problem. The room is only 165cm x 209cm, and as the house only has electric heating rather than central heating I want to have an electric towel rail (as we have currently). This is a rough plan of the intended layout...
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    Washing machine waste into cast iron soil stack?

    I want to move my washing machine out of the kitchen and into the garage where the tumble dryer is already located. The garage is directly below the bathroom and the cast iron soil pipe comes down the garage wall. My question - can the waste from the washing machine be run directly into the soil...
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    Choosing a shower

    Hello, new member here although I have been browsing the forums for some time. My bathroom is in desperate need of an overhaul - it is basically the original 1960s suite, in a tiny room, with the only addition being a Triton electric shower which we don't use as it produces about as much...
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